Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 4:9-11

"And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone." — Luke 4:9-11 (ASV)

And said to him, If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you: and in their hands they shall bear you up, lest at any time you dash your foot against a stone.

Now Satan tries to quote Scripture, as he can do when it answers his purpose; but he never quotes it correctly. You young brothers who go out preaching, be careful that you do not imitate the devil by quoting part of a text, or quoting Scripture incorrectly. He did it, however, with a purpose; not by accident or from forgetfulness; he left out the very necessary words, "In all your ways."

He shall give his angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. Satan left out those last four words, for it was not the way of a child of God to come down from a pinnacle of the temple headlong into the gulf beneath.